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LM. JOHNSON AND W. G. GOTTSCHALL. Hin. GoTTscHALL, Aommlsrnmnlx or w. e. eoTrscuML, Dsc'n.

CLOTH TREATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAY13,1921.

1,410,256. Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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I. M. JOHNSON AND W. G. GOTTSCHALL. H. H. GOT'TSCHALI., ADMINISTRATRIX 0F W. G'. GO'TTSCHALL, DEC'D. 'CLOTH -TREATING .MACH|NE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I3, 1921.

1,410,256. Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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UNITED STATESI PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN M. JOI-INsoN, or CHICAGO, ANI)` WILLIAM C. GOTTSCIIALL, DECEASED, LATE or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, BY IIENaInrfra II. eor'rscnALL, ADMINISTRATRIX, or CIIIL CAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN'ORS TO HART,

NDIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SCI-IAFFNER sa MARX, OFCHICAGO, ILLI- CLoTII-TREATINC MACHINE.

Application filed May 13,

United States, vand avresident of Chicago,y

Cook County, Illinois,"the administratrix of the estate of 'said WILLIAM Cr. Cro'rrsoHALL being HENRIETTA H. GOTTSCHALL, a citizen v of the United States, and a resident o f Chicago, Cook County,-Illinois, did .prior to the decease of said WILLIAM Cr. Cro'r'rscI-IALL vjointly invent a certain new and-usefulmprovement in Cloth-Treating Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vcloth treatingmachines, the purpose whereof is to take the cloth as it comes from `the mill and prepare it for tailoring. It will be understood by those skilled inv the art thatcloth, especially woolen fabric, as' it comes from the mill has a mill finish which leaves the fabric in a Vglossy condition and'this finish should v be dulled before the cloth is cut and fashf which consists chiefly of a tank 20.

roller 22 is mounted near the bottom of the ioned into garments. Furthermore, the

cloth as it comes from the mill is shrinkable y Referring to the and must be shrunk before it can be properly made into clothing.

. provided which inthe-type illustrated c'onsists of a U-shaped receptacle 1Ywith a screen 2 stretched across the top, said screen being covered by a sheet 3 of loosely woven 'fabric designed to.v distribute and` diffuse the steam rising from the receptacle Steam is sup-;

,plied to theV receptacle hya pipe 4 which has ,a `horizontalportion 6 located within thefreceptacle and perforated at the top for the exit ofl steam. By preference, this horizontal portion of thepipe i,s s,1,1rr911nded by vcloth isthus subjected to the action of the ,steam rising from'the steamer'.

- soft enough, however, to be somewhat yield uprights 30 which support wringer rolls 32.

Specification of Letters Patent. `Pgphgnted luar, 21, 1922 1921. serial No. 469,153.

l an outer sheet 7 which is perforated at frequent'intervals along the bottom, thus tending to distribute the steam within the receptacle. v l

The cloth is usually treated a bolt at a time, the bolt thus affording a long strip of cloth which may be passed continuously through the" machine. This strip is indicated in general by thel reference numeral 9 and is usually carried upon a truck 10 which in practice is rolled tothe head end of the machine as illustrated.` From the truck the cloth passes around suitable `guide rollers. In the present case a roller 12 is provided at the top of a frame 13 and a second roller 14 is arranged at a lower part on the frame. On either side of the steamer are guide rollers 16,17. These are so placed as to receive the cloth'from the roller 14 and to guide the Vcloth horizontally over the top of the steamer 4in close proximity to it. The

Adjacent to the steamer is a water bath Ay guide tank near the head end/thereof, and the cloth passes from roller 1.7 under roller 22 and vthence over the first of a pair of squeezers 28, 24. ,These squeezers `are preferably semI-vulcan17.edrubber, the materlal being ing. The cloth passes between these two squeezers and down to a guide roller 26'near the bottom of the tank at the rear end thereof. Atv thee-rear end of the tank yare two These are geared together so as to rotate iny synchronism and one of them is driven by a pulley-33 or other' suitable power device.

In the'form illustrated the pulley is driven by abelt 84 from a drive pulley 35.

f From the wringer the'cloth passes to an `overhead guide and traction roller 40 mounted on a shaft 42 journaled in a framework 43. f The cloth passes thence to two rollers 44, 46 o-f a plaiting or piling machine adapted to deposit thecloth in a pile 5() on which are suspended from a shaft l'54 ai truck 51 or other suitable receiver. .Rollerl "il 44 is journaled at the free end of arms which are suspended from pivots 57 carried Width of the strip. The cloth passing from by the arms 52 of the rocking frame. The two rollers are constantly urged toward each other by tension springs 60.

The rocking frame is oscillated about shaft 54 by any suitable mechanism. In thel present case there is a crank 62 r' idly fastened to a shaft 64 journaled in rame 43. Said crank is connected to varms 52 by connecting rods 66. The result is that as the crank rotates the frame is rocked back and forth and piles the cloth upon the truck.

The rollers 40 and 4A are power driven and while the gearing may' in many res ts be varied, it has been contrivedto 'vethem in synchronism by chain gearing. In the form shown, the lower wringer shaft is provided with a sprocket l0 which drives a chain 71 which passes over a .suitable sprocket fastened to shalt 64. Seid shaft has fastened to it a sprocket 7 4 which drives a chain 'Z6 which passes around a s rocket 78 fastened to shaft 42. Shaft 64 a so has fastened to it a sprocket 72 whichdrives a chain 80 which passes around a sprocket 81 fastened to shaft 54. A second sprocket 82 is fastened to shaft 54 and drives a chain 84 which passes around a sprocketv fastened to the shaft 90to which roller 44 is attached. As the sprockets 81 and 82 are concentric, it follows that the shaft 90'will be rotated even though the shaft also has a vibratory movement due to the oscillation of the rocking frame.

The operation of thev mach-ine will now be readily understood. The cloth isk brought tothe machine on a truck or other support and threaded through the machine as follows: Over the roller 12, under miler 14, thence to rollers 16 and .17 by which the cloth is subjected to the action of the steamer. Thence the cloth passes under the roller 22 which is submerged in the water tank. The cloth then proceeds to and passes between the squeeze rollers 23, 24, after which it again descends into the water, passing under the guide roller 96. From roller 26 it risesto and passes between the wringer rolls 32, after which it tnavels over'the stationary guide and traction rol'ler 40. From roller 40 it passes thmughthe plaitin mai .chine which in vibrating' backward 'an for- .along the path described. v The c '-ward, piles .the cloth -upenthe truclgv'l or other suitable receiver. rollers 4() and 44 and the wringer rollers 32 are all powerY driven and hence tend to' draw the cloth uence is thatn as the cloth is drawn'from the pile fthe fibers of the fabric and prepare yit'to on truck mit passes through the machine and is .finally deposited in the pile 50. The elfect ofthe steamer is to soften and'shrink j absorb water, .and itV has been' found in pracvmi tice .that the steamer alone Vwill sometimes 'producen shrinkage often per cent the .bath and' thence to the wringer, the latter removing the surplus Water and still further softening the fabric. From the wringer the cloth passes to the piling machine which deposits the cloth in layers as illustrated. In practice the cloth is permitted thus to remain piled for a considerable period. This produces `sweating or heating, due to the weight of the fabric' itself and to the heating action of the oil contained in 'the fabric. After the sweating process has continued for a suitable time the cloth is dried and ready for u in the production of garments.

It will be evident from the foregoing description and a reference tothe drawings that the machine is continuous in its operation, taki the cloth from the bolt or pile and subjectlng it tov the se uenceof steps from steaming tok piling. Y s the various parts of the machine are positively geared together, they7 are .certain to'operate in synchronism 'and thas avoid any tendency to unduly stretch the cloth or to permit one portion to `'gain on another and thus .scanninlate within the apparatus itself. Furthermore, the'eect of the process is 'uniform 105 throughout the entire length ofthe piece.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. Organized mechanism ifor treating cloth 1 10 having a steamer, a water bath, Va wringer, and means for causin the eloth'to travel f first through the zone of action ofV the steamer, then into and through`- the yater bath and thence through the 2. A cloth treating machine lhaving an open topvessel, a substantially horizontal screen at the top of said vessel for Rapport ing the cloth and sub'ectin it to the action of the risngdrom t e vessel, means 12o for supplying steam to said vessel, a water bath, a wnggr, and means-for drawing-the Y cloth continuously across `the top of said screen, thence' into and through the bath and thenoethrough the wringen 3. In a cloth treating machine, the combination of a steamer Vcomprising a vesselv open at the top' and prpvided'wth forminous material'ffor dilfusing the -steam from said' vesel, a" wete"batlxp","` a'wringer, 130

cloth piling means, and means for continuously and uniformly feeding the cloth through the Zone ofaction of the steamer, thence through the bath, thence through the wringer, and thence through the piling machine.

li. In a cloth treating machine, the combination of a steamer comprising a vessel open at the top and provided with foraminous material for diffusing the steam rising from said vessel, a water bath, a wringer, cloth piling means, tractive means for drawing the cloth from the wringer to the piling mechanism, tractive means for causing the cloth to travel through the piling mechanism, and means for driving the said two tractive means in synchronism.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a piling machine adapted to oscillate about a horizontal pivot, tractive means for feeding the cloth through said piling mechanism, a wringer, means for feeding the cloth from the wringer to the piling machine, a steamer, and a water bath, the wringel' being adapted to draw the cloth past the steamer and through the water bath, and the wringer and tractive means having mechanism for driving them always at the same speed ratio.

6. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of an oscillatory frame, a feed roller at the free end of said frame for leading the cloth backward and forward in a horizontal direction to pile it, means for wetting the cloth, tractive means for drawing the cloth from the wetting means to the piling machine, and means for synchronizing the feed roller and tractive means.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination of an oscillatory frame, a feed roller at the free end of said frame for leading the cloth backward and forward in a horizontal direction to pile it, means for wetting the cloth, tractive means for drawing the cloth from the wetting means to the piling` machine, and means for synchronizing the feed roller and tractive means, a portion of the synchronizing means being concentric with the axis of the oscillatory frame.

In witness whereof, we, JOHN M. J OHN- soN and HENRIETTA I'I. Go'rTsCHALL as administratrix of the estate of WILLIAM G. GoT'rscHALL, deceased, have hereunto subscribed our names.

JOHN M. JOHNSON. HENRIETTA H. GOTTSCHALL, Administratrice of William G'. Gottsckall,

deceased. 

